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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)
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Annual Statistics: 2007
Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2007
(Percent distribution may not add to 100, due to rounding)
Characteristic 1960 1970 1975 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Rooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
3 rooms or less........ (NA) 8 8 9 8 9 7 9
4 rooms................ (NA) 18 20 16 18 19 18 19
5 rooms................ (NA) 26 25 24 27 24 25 25
6 rooms................ (NA) 23 23 22 21 21 23 23
7 rooms or more........ (NA) 25 24 29 26 27 27 25
Median number............ 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4
Bedrooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 bedroom or none...... 7 10 9 11 10 10 9 11
2 bedrooms............. 28 32 33 29 34 33 32 32
3 bedrooms............. 53 39 43 43 40 40 42 42
4 bedrooms or more..... 12 19 15 17 16 17 17 16
Units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 unit................. 95 87 73 79 76 74 78 76
2 units................ 4 7 5 5 6 6 5 5
3 units or more........ 1 6 22 16 18 20 16 17
Mobile homes........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Duration vacancy, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than 1 month...... 17 15 13 13 12 11 11 12
1 to 2 months.......... 13 11 11 12 12 10 11 11
2 to 4 months.......... 21 18 17 19 18 17 17 14
4 to 6 months.......... 12 13 13 16 15 13 15 14
6 months or more....... 37 43 46 40 43 49 47 44
6 to 12 months....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1 to 2 years......... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
2 years or more...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Year built, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1970 or later.......... (NA) 31 45 42 41 44 41 44
1960 to 1969........... (NA) 7 13 13 13 12 13 13
1950 to 1959........... (NA) 17 8 9 9 9 11 10
1940 to 1949........... (NA) 8 6 7 7 8 8 8
1939 or earlier........ (NA) 37 28 29 30 27 27 25
Sales price
specified total\1........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than $10,000...... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 3 3 3 4
$10,000 to $19,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 8 7 5
$20,000 to $29,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 10 12 10
$30,000 to $39,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 12 13 12
$40,000 to $49,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 12 9 11 11
$50,000 to $74,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 20 25 23 24
$75,000 to $99,999..... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 13 13 13 14
$100,000 to $199,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 9 9 14
$200,000 to $299,999... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 5 5 4 3
$300,000 or more....... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 4 6 6 2
Median price
(Actual dollars)......... 13,400 17,000 29,000 50,000 51,200 57,200 54,800 57,800
(2007 constant dollars).. 99,800 85,300 107,000 126,000 117,800 124,100 114,100 115,300
Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2007 - Continued
Characteristic 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989\r 1990 1991
Rooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
3 rooms or less........ 9 9 9 9 12 12 11 11
4 rooms................ 16 17 19 20 18 20 20 19
5 rooms................ 30 28 28 27 27 27 27 26
6 rooms................ 20 23 22 20 19 18 20 19
7 rooms or more........ 25 23 22 24 24 22 22 24
Median number............ 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2
Bedrooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 bedroom or none...... 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 12
2 bedrooms............. 30 31 33 33 33 36 35 34
3 bedrooms............. 44 45 42 41 38 37 39 38
4 bedrooms or more..... 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 16
Units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 unit................. 76 78 78 76 74 67 68 69
2 units................ 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6
3 units or more........ 18 16 16 19 21 19 17 17
Mobile homes........... (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 7 8
Duration vacancy, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than 1 month...... 12 11 11 10 9 9 9 9
1 to 2 months.......... 11 10 10 10 11 11 10 9
2 to 4 months.......... 16 17 17 17 17 16 18 16
4 to 6 months.......... 13 13 15 13 14 14 14 13
6 months or more....... 48 48 47 49 50 50 50 53
6 to 12 months....... (NA) (NA) (NA) 18 20 20 18 19
1 to 2 years......... (NA) (NA) (NA) 17 17 17 19 19
2 years or more...... (NA) (NA) (NA) 14 13 13 13 15
Year built, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1970 or later.......... 46 43 43 46 44 46 47 47
1960 to 1969........... 11 11 11 11 12 13 12 11
1950 to 1959........... 11 12 12 11 11 10 12 10
1940 to 1949........... 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 8
1939 or earlier........ 24 25 25 23 23 22 20 23
Sales price
specified total\1........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than $10,000...... 4 3 4 3 3 7 6 6
$10,000 to $19,999..... 5 6 8 7 8 9 8 7
$20,000 to $29,999..... 10 10 10 11 9 10 9 9
$30,000 to $39,999..... 13 15 13 11 12 12 12 11
$40,000 to $49,999..... 10 12 12 9 9 9 8 9
$50,000 to $74,999..... 24 24 21 20 18 16 15 15
$75,000 to $99,999..... 15 12 13 13 13 11 11 11
$100,000 to $199,999... 15 14 13 17 18 16 18 19
$200,000 to $299,999... 3 3 4 5 6 6 8 8
$300,000 or more....... 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 5
Median price
(Actual dollars)......... 58,600 54,300 53,200 59,200 59,500 54,200 62,700 63,700
(2007 constant dollars).. 112,900 102,700 97,100 103,800 99,500 90,600 99,500 97,000
Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2007 - Continued
Characteristic 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Rooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
3 rooms or less........ 10 8 8 11 10 10 9 9
4 rooms................ 18 19 19 21 19 19 19 20
5 rooms................ 28 27 27 27 26 26 26 24
6 rooms................ 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22
7 rooms or more........ 25 25 25 20 22 22 23 25
Median number............ 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.4
Bedrooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 bedroom or none...... 12 10 10 11 9 10 8 8
2 bedrooms............. 34 36 36 36 35 35 34 33
3 bedrooms............. 40 40 40 39 41 40 42 42
4 bedrooms or more..... 15 14 14 14 15 15 16 17
Units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 unit................. 69 69 69 70 73 73 77 77
2 units................ 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4
3 units or more........ 17 17 17 14 13 13 10 10
Mobile homes........... 9 9 9 10 9 9 8 9
Duration vacancy, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than 1 month...... 9 10 10 12 11 11 11 11
1 to 2 months.......... 10 10 10 11 12 12 12 14
2 to 4 months.......... 17 17 17 16 18 18 18 20
4 to 6 months.......... 14 15 14 15 15 16 15 14
6 months or more....... 50 48 48 46 45 43 44 41
6 to 12 months....... 18 18 18 20 20 19 20 18
1 to 2 years......... 17 17 16 14 13 14 13 14
2 years or more...... 15 14 14 12 11 10 11 9
Year built, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1970 or later.......... 50 47 47 45 47 48 50 51
1960 to 1969........... 12 12 12 14 13 11 11 11
1950 to 1959........... 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 12
1940 to 1949........... 10 9 9 11 11 9 8 9
1939 or earlier........ 18 21 21 18 17 19 18 17
Sales price
specified total\1........ 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than $10,000...... 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3
$10,000 to $19,999..... 7 6 6 5 6 7 4 5
$20,000 to $29,999..... 8 7 7 5 6 6 6 5
$30,000 to $39,999..... 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6
$40,000 to $49,999..... 7 9 9 8 6 7 5 4
$50,000 to $74,999..... 15 17 18 21 19 17 16 17
$75,000 to $99,999..... 13 12 11 15 15 16 17 17
$100,000 to $199,999... 23 23 23 24 25 27 30 28
$200,000 to $299,999... 7 6 6 5 7 6 8 7
$300,000 or more....... 7 5 5 4 5 5 4 6
Median price
(Actual dollars)......... 73,300 69,900 69,600 72,200 77,500 81,200 87,700 87,800
(2007 constant dollars).. 108,300 100,300 99,900 101,000 105,400 107,300 113,300 111,700
Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2007 - Continued
Characteristic 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002\r 2003
Rooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100 100 100
3 rooms or less........ 9 12 8 9 9 8
4 rooms................ 19 19 19 17 17 19
5 rooms................ 27 28 28 28 28 28
6 rooms................ 23 19 22 24 23 21
7 rooms or more........ 21 22 23 23 23 24
Median number............ 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.3
Bedrooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 bedroom or none...... 9 11 9 9 9 10
2 bedrooms............. 32 34 34 32 32 33
3 bedrooms............. 44 41 43 44 44 42
4 bedrooms or more..... 14 15 14 14 15 15
Units in structure, total 100 100 100 100 100 100
1 unit................. 78 76 76 79 79 78
2 units................ 4 3 4 3 3 3
3 units or more........ 9 12 12 10 11 12
Mobile homes........... 10 9 9 8 8 8
Duration vacancy, total.. 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than 1 month...... 11 12 11 11 11 10
1 to 2 months.......... 14 12 13 13 13 13
2 to 4 months.......... 21 18 20 20 20 20
4 to 6 months.......... 16 15 14 16 16 15
6 months or more....... 38 42 43 40 40 42
6 to 12 months....... 17 20 18 17 17 19
1 to 2 years......... 12 13 14 13 13 13
2 years or more...... 9 9 11 9 9 10
Year built, total........ 100 100 100 100 100 100
1970 or later.......... 52 55 54 54 54 55
1960 to 1969........... 12 10 11 11 11 11
1950 to 1959........... 11 12 10 10 10 10
1940 to 1949........... 9 8 7 7 7 9
1939 or earlier........ 16 15 17 18 18 15
Sales price
specified total/1........ 100 100 100 100 100 100
Less than $10,000...... 4 4 4 3 3 4
$10,000 to $19,999..... 4 4 3 2 2 2
$20,000 to $29,999..... 5 4 5 4 4 4
$30,000 to $39,999..... 5 6 5 4 4 3
$40,000 to $49,999..... 5 6 5 6 6 4
$50,000 to $74,999..... 16 17 17 14 14 12
$75,000 to $99,999..... 16 15 15 14 14 15
$100,000 to $199,999... 29 27 27 31 31 30
$200,000 to $299,999... 8 10 10 11 11 12
$300,000 or more....... 6 8 9 12 12 13
Median price
(Actual dollars)......... 89,400 90,400 93,300 110,600 111,100 117,100
(2007 constant dollars).. 111,300 108,800 109,200 127,500 128,100 132,200
Table 11. Vacant For-Sale-Only Units, by Selected Characteristics for the United States:
1960, 1970, and 1975 to 2007 - Continued
Characteristic 2004 2005 2006 2007
Rooms in unit, total..... 100 100 100 100
3 rooms or less........ 9 10 9 9
4 rooms................ 19 17 18 17
5 rooms................ 27 27 25 25
6 rooms................ 22 21 21 21
7 rooms or more........ 24 26 26 28
Median number............ 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5
Bedrooms in unit, total.. 100 100 100 100
1 bedroom or none...... 10 10 9 10
2 bedrooms............. 32 32 32 29
3 bedrooms............. 43 42 42 41
4 bedrooms or more..... 15 16 17 19
Units in structure, total 100 100 100 100
1 unit................. 77 76 76 77
2 units................ 4 3 3 3
3 units or more........ 11 13 14 13
Mobile homes........... 8 8 7 7
Duration vacancy, total.. 100 100 100 100
Less than 1 month...... 10 12 10 9
1 to 2 months.......... 13 14 13 11
2 to 4 months.......... 20 19 20 16
4 to 6 months.......... 15 15 16 17
6 months or more....... 41 40 41 47
6 to 12 months....... 18 18 20 22
1 to 2 years......... 12 12 12 15
2 years or more...... 11 10 8 9
Year structure built, tot 100 100 100 100
April 1, 2000 or later. 15 19 22 26
1995 to 3/31/00........ 9 8 8 7
1990 to 1994........... 6 5 6 5
1980 to 1989........... 12 12 12 11
1970 to 1979........... 12 13 13 11
1960 to 1969........... 10 10 10 10
1950 to 1959........... 12 12 10 10
1940 to 1949........... 9 6 6 7
1939 or earlier........ 15 15 14 13
Sales price
specified total\1........ 100 100 100 100
Less than $50,000 19 16 8 8
$50,000 - $74,999 13 10 7 6
$75,000 - $99,999 11 11 7 7
$100,000 - $199,999 31 32 20 20
$200,000 or more 26 31 30 36
$200,000 - $249,999 NA NA NA 7
$250,000 - $299,999 NA NA NA 7
$300,000 to $399,999 NA NA NA 8
$400,000 to $499,999 NA NA NA 5
$500,000 or more NA NA NA 9
Median price
(Actual dollars)......... 122,100 140,100 168,800 187,600
(2007 constant dollars).. 134,000 148,700 168,800 187,600
\r Revised.
\1 Limited to one-family homes on 10 acres or less and no business on property (including mobile homes).
NA Not available.
Go to Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Annual Statistics: 2007
Contact Bob Callis or Linda Cavanaugh at (301)763-3199 or visit ask.census.gov for further information on the Housing Vacancy Survey.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 20, 2008
